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EIGHT ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN WILLIAM MORRIS PHILIP WEBB SUSSEX DINING CHAIRS
About the Item
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely very rare and collectable suite of eight original William Morris, Philip Webb, Rush seat Sussex chairs circa 1870-1880 as seen in the Victorian and Albert museum
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The History
This chair was named after a country chair found in Sussex, which inspired the design with the turned frame and rush seat. Similar types of chairs, with imitation bamboo frames and rush seats, were fashionable between 1790 and 1820.
Ownership & Use
William Morris and his wife, Jane, used Sussex chairs in their first home, Red House, Bexleyheath, Kent, from 1860 and subsequently in their London house, Kelmscott House, Hammersmith.
Morris's great friend, the artist Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898) had Sussex armchairs in his studio, as did the sculptor, Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934). Robert Edis recommended this chair as 'excellent, comfortable and artistic' in his influential book, 'Decoration and Furnishing of Town Houses in 1881'. Examples from the Sussex range were supplied for students' rooms at Newnham College, Cambridge, and for galleries in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Trading
The Sussex range of modest seat furniture, which started with this armchair and a single chair, expanded as a result of the commercial success of the design. Eventually it included corner chairs, children's chairs, and settles. A whole page was devoted to the Sussex range in the firm's catalogue, about 1912, where the armchair was priced at 9s 9d (49p). Other firms, particularly Liberty & Co. and Heals, produced their own versions of this popular design.
This suite are very fine totally original examples with no amendments, these chairs are the stuff dreams are made of for collectors, they each have variations, some small differences to the turnings and so on, I have pictured them in as much detail as possible
The chairs have been cleaned waxed and polished from top to bottom and the frames checked and glued and clamped if required, there will be lots of age and use related patina which is all part of the charm
Dimensions vary across the range, here are the main measurements
Pair of carver armchairs
Height:- 86cm
Width:- 54cm
Depth:- 49cm
Seat height:- 48cm
5 standard chairs
Height:- 83.5cm
Width:- 42cm
Depth:- 37cm
Seat height:- 45cm
1 standard chair
Height:- 87cm
Width:- 42cm
Depth:- 43cm
Seat height:- 45cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask
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Condition
Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description around condition
Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of cracking creasing and wear, we recommend regular waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade.
- Creator:William Morris (English) (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 33.86 in (86 cm)Width: 21.26 in (54 cm)Depth: 19.3 in (49 cm)Seat Height: 18.9 in (48 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 8
- Style:High Victorian (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1870
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
- Seller Location:West Sussex, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2823342854012
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